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Business Employment Dynamics in Michigan — Second Quarter 2015
From March 2015 to June 2015 gross job gains in Michigan totaled 219,556, while gross job losses
numbered 187,213, the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics reported today. Regional Commissioner Charlene
Peiffer noted that gross job gains exceeded gross job losses by 32,343. During the previous quarter, gross
job gains exceeded gross job losses by 882.
The change in the number of jobs over time is the net result of increases and decreases in employment that
occur at all businesses in the economy. Business Employment Dynamics (BED) statistics track these
changes in employment at private business establishments from the third month of one quarter to the third
month of the next. Gross job gains are the sum of increases in employment from expansions at existing
establishments and the addition of new jobs at opening establishments. Gross job losses are the result of
contractions in employment at existing establishments and the loss of jobs at closing establishments. The
difference between the number of gross job gains and the number of gross job losses is the net change in
employment. (See the Technical Note for more information.).
Michigan posted 219,556 gross jobs gains in the quarter ended June 2015. With few exceptions, gross job
gains have remained above 200,000 since the quarter ended June 2010. The 187,213 gross job losses in the
3-month period ended June 2015 were similar to the totals recorded in the previous two quarters. Since the
second quarter of 2010, gross job losses have remained below 200,000, with two exceptions. (See chart 1.)
Gross job gains represented 6.1 percent of private sector employment in Michigan in the quarter ended June
2015, while nationally gross job gains accounted for 6.4 percent of private sector employment. (See chart
2.) Since December 2011, the rate of gross job gains in Michigan has been at or below the U.S. rate each
quarter. Michigan’s rate of gross job losses as a percent of private sector employment was 5.2 percent in
June 2015, below the national rate of 5.7 percent. Michigan’s rate of gross job losses has been equal to or
below the national rate each quarter since September 2011.
During the second quarter of 2015, gross job gains exceeded gross job losses in all 11 industry sectors in
Michigan. For example, within manufacturing, gross job gains exceeded gross jobs losses by 9,153. While
almost 14,000 jobs were lost in closing and contracting establishments in the industry, approximately
23,000 jobs were created by opening and expanding establishments in the 3-months ended in June 2015. In
leisure and hospitality, almost 39,000 jobs were created in opening and expanding establishments and more
than 34,000 jobs were lost in closing and contracting establishments. Two other sectors had net employment
gains of more than 4,000 during the second quarter of 2015—retail trade (4,260) and construction (4,021).
(See table 1.) In the remaining industry sectors, gross job gains exceeded gross job losses by less than
2,400.
Michigan was among the five states in the East North Central Census division. All five states in the division
had gross job gains that exceeded gross job losses. (See table A.) All five states had rates of gross job gains
that were lower than the 6.4-percent national rate and rates of gross job losses that were lower than the 5.7percent national rate.
Table A. Private sector gross job gains and losses for the United States, East North Central Division, and
East North Central states, June 2015, seasonally adjusted
Gross job gains
Area
Total
Gross job losses
As a
percent of
total
employment
Total
As a
percent of
total
employment
Net change
Net change as
a percent of
total
employment
United States...................................................
7,554,000
6.4
6,725,000
5.7
829,000
0.7
(1)....................................
1,084,394
—
944,035
—
140,359
—
East North Central
Note: See footnotes at end of table.
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Table A. Private sector gross job gains and losses for the United States, East North Central Division, and
East North Central states, June 2015, seasonally adjusted - Continued
Gross job gains
Area
Illinois .......................................................
Indiana......................................................
Michigan ...................................................
Ohio ..........................................................
Wisconsin .................................................
Gross job losses
As a
percent of
total
employment
Total
309,794
146,088
219,556
272,264
136,692
6.2
5.7
6.1
6.0
5.7
Total
263,025
130,145
187,213
237,460
126,192
As a
percent of
total
employment
5.2
5.1
5.2
5.3
5.2
Net change
Net change as
a percent of
total
employment
46,769
15,943
32,343
34,804
10,500
1.0
0.6
0.9
0.7
0.5
Footnotes:
(1) Data were calculated for this release using published gross job gains and gross job losses for states located in the East North Central Census
Division.
Note: Dash indicates data not available.
Additional statistics and other information
BED data for the states have been included in table 2 of this release. For more information on the Business
Employment Dynamics data, visit the BED web site at www.bls.gov/bdm/.
The Business Employment Dynamics for third quarter 2015 are scheduled to be released on
Wednesday, April 27, 2016.
Technical Note
The Business Employment Dynamics (BED) data are a product of a federal-state cooperative program
known as Quarterly Census of Employment and Wages (QCEW), or the ES-202 program. The BED data are
compiled from existing QCEW records. The QCEW reports are sent by the State Employment Security
Agencies (SESAs) to BLS and form the basis of the Bureau’s QCEW program and establishment universe
sampling frame. These reports are also used to produce the QCEW data on total employment and wages.
Other important Bureau uses of the QCEW reports are in the Current Employment Statistics (CES)
program. The CES program produces monthly estimates of employment, net changes, and earnings by
detailed industry.
In the BED program, the QCEW records are linked across quarters to provide a longitudinal history for each
establishment. The linkage process allows the tracking of net employment changes at the establishment
level, which in turn allows the estimation of jobs gained at opening and expanding establishments and jobs
lost at closing and contracting establishments.
The change in the number of jobs over time is the net result of increases and decreases in employment that
occur at all businesses in the economy. BED statistics track these changes in employment at private business
establishments from the third month of one quarter to the third month of the next. Gross job gains are the
sum of increases in employment from expansions at existing establishments and the addition of new jobs at
opening establishments. Gross job losses are the result of contractions in employment at existing
establishments and the loss of jobs at closing establishments. The difference between the number of gross
jobs gained and the number of gross jobs lost is the net change in employment.
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Gross job gains and gross job losses are expressed as rates by dividing their levels by the average of
employment in the current and previous quarters. The rates are calculated for the components of gross job
gains and gross job losses and then summed to form their respective totals. These rates can be added and
subtracted just as their levels can. For instance, the difference between the gross job gains rate and the gross
job losses rate is the net growth rate.
The formal definitions of employment changes are as follows:
Openings. These are either establishments with positive third month employment for the second time in the
current quarter, with no links to the prior quarter, or with positive third month employment in the current
quarter following zero employment in the previous quarter.
Expansions. These are establishments with positive employment in the third month in both the previous and
current quarters, with a net increase in employment over this period.
Closings. These are either establishments with positive third month employment in the previous quarter,
with no employment or zero employment reported in the current quarter.
Contractions. These are establishments with positive employment in the third month in both the previous
and current quarters, with a net decrease in employment over this period.
Information in this release will be made available to sensory impaired individuals upon request. Voice
phone: (202) 691-5200; Federal Relay Service: (800) 877-8339.
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Table 1. Private sector gross job gains and losses by industry, Michigan, seasonally adjusted
Gross job gains and job losses
as a percent of employment
(3 months ended)
Gross job gains and job losses
(3 months ended)
Category
June
2014
Sept.
2014
Dec.
2014
Mar.
2015
June
2015
June
2014
Sept.
2014
Dec.
2014
Mar.
2015
June
2015
Gross job gains .............................
At expanding establishments ....
At opening establishments ........
Gross job losses............................
At contracting establishments ...
At closing establishments..........
226,828
192,458
34,370
190,752
159,253
31,499
191,082
160,295
30,787
205,107
168,085
37,022
220,069
185,260
34,809
186,438
153,842
32,596
186,698
155,645
31,053
185,816
159,111
26,705
219,556
193,418
26,138
187,213
158,172
29,041
6.4
5.4
1.0
5.4
4.5
0.9
5.4
4.5
0.9
5.7
4.7
1.0
6.2
5.2
1.0
5.2
4.3
0.9
5.2
4.3
0.9
5.1
4.4
0.7
6.1
5.4
0.7
5.2
4.4
0.8
Total private (1)
Net employment change (2) ...........
36,076
-14,025
33,631
882
32,343
1.0
-0.3
1.0
0.1
0.9
Construction
Gross job gains .............................
At expanding establishments ....
At opening establishments ........
Gross job losses............................
At contracting establishments ...
At closing establishments..........
18,509
16,142
2,367
13,695
11,403
2,292
16,770
14,189
2,581
14,020
11,034
2,986
15,787
12,815
2,972
17,248
13,774
3,474
16,863
13,152
3,711
15,194
13,079
2,115
17,522
15,502
2,020
13,501
10,990
2,511
13.2
11.5
1.7
9.7
8.1
1.6
11.8
10.0
1.8
9.9
7.8
2.1
11.0
8.9
2.1
12.0
9.6
2.4
11.5
9.0
2.5
10.3
8.9
1.4
11.8
10.4
1.4
9.1
7.4
1.7
Net employment change (2) ...........
4,814
2,750
-1,461
1,669
4,021
3.5
1.9
-1.0
1.2
2.7
Manufacturing
Gross job gains .............................
At expanding establishments ....
At opening establishments ........
Gross job losses............................
At contracting establishments ...
At closing establishments..........
22,719
21,173
1,546
13,038
11,524
1,514
16,812
15,538
1,274
17,087
15,432
1,655
22,359
20,999
1,360
14,432
12,883
1,549
17,584
16,558
1,026
16,755
15,263
1,492
22,980
21,765
1,215
13,827
12,306
1,521
4.0
3.7
0.3
2.3
2.0
0.3
2.9
2.7
0.2
2.9
2.6
0.3
3.8
3.6
0.2
2.5
2.2
0.3
3.1
2.9
0.2
2.9
2.6
0.3
3.9
3.7
0.2
2.4
2.1
0.3
Net employment change (2) ...........
9,681
-275
7,927
829
9,153
1.7
0.0
1.3
0.2
1.5
Wholesale trade
Gross job gains .............................
At expanding establishments ....
At opening establishments ........
Gross job losses............................
At contracting establishments ...
At closing establishments..........
7,980
7,126
854
5,476
4,553
923
6,660
5,944
716
6,946
5,405
1,541
7,792
6,851
941
6,356
5,095
1,261
6,690
6,147
543
5,854
5,017
837
7,808
7,123
685
6,297
5,041
1,256
4.8
4.3
0.5
3.3
2.7
0.6
3.9
3.5
0.4
4.1
3.2
0.9
4.7
4.1
0.6
3.7
3.0
0.7
4.0
3.7
0.3
3.5
3.0
0.5
4.6
4.2
0.4
3.7
3.0
0.7
Net employment change (2) ...........
2,504
-286
1,436
836
1,511
1.5
-0.2
1.0
0.5
0.9
Retail trade
Gross job gains .............................
At expanding establishments ....
At opening establishments ........
Gross job losses............................
At contracting establishments ...
At closing establishments..........
30,410
26,085
4,325
24,625
21,064
3,561
23,803
21,047
2,756
26,819
23,391
3,428
26,937
24,027
2,910
25,409
22,074
3,335
25,524
21,500
4,024
25,346
21,970
3,376
29,218
26,082
3,136
24,958
21,357
3,601
6.5
5.6
0.9
5.4
4.6
0.8
5.1
4.5
0.6
5.8
5.1
0.7
5.8
5.2
0.6
5.5
4.8
0.7
5.5
4.6
0.9
5.4
4.7
0.7
6.2
5.5
0.7
5.3
4.5
0.8
Net employment change (2) ...........
5,785
-3,016
1,528
178
4,260
1.1
-0.7
0.3
0.1
0.9
Transportation and warehousing
Gross job gains .............................
At expanding establishments ....
At opening establishments ........
Gross job losses............................
At contracting establishments ...
At closing establishments..........
5,899
4,978
921
6,238
5,501
737
5,512
4,943
569
4,942
4,009
933
8,188
7,283
905
4,934
4,193
741
6,184
5,522
662
6,800
6,267
533
6,011
5,264
747
4,911
4,250
661
5.6
4.7
0.9
5.9
5.2
0.7
5.1
4.6
0.5
4.6
3.7
0.9
7.5
6.7
0.8
4.5
3.8
0.7
5.6
5.0
0.6
6.1
5.6
0.5
5.4
4.7
0.7
4.4
3.8
0.6
Net employment change (2) ...........
-339
570
3,254
-616
1,100
-0.3
0.5
3.0
-0.5
1.0
Information
Gross job gains .............................
At expanding establishments ....
At opening establishments ........
Gross job losses............................
3,325
2,100
1,225
2,348
2,787
2,038
749
2,656
2,718
2,003
715
2,773
2,559
1,816
743
2,894
2,907
2,239
668
2,846
5.8
3.7
2.1
4.2
4.8
3.5
1.3
4.7
4.7
3.5
1.2
4.8
4.5
3.2
1.3
5.1
5.1
3.9
1.2
5.1
Note: See footnotes at end of table.
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Table 1. Private sector gross job gains and losses by industry, Michigan, seasonally adjusted - Continued
Gross job gains and job losses
as a percent of employment
(3 months ended)
Gross job gains and job losses
(3 months ended)
Category
June
2014
Sept.
2014
Dec.
2014
Mar.
2015
June
2015
June
2014
Sept.
2014
Dec.
2014
Mar.
2015
June
2015
At contracting establishments ...
At closing establishments..........
1,576
772
2,163
493
2,258
515
2,375
519
2,022
824
2.8
1.4
3.8
0.9
3.9
0.9
4.2
0.9
3.6
1.5
Net employment change (2) ...........
977
131
-55
-335
61
1.6
0.1
-0.1
-0.6
0.0
Financial activities
Gross job gains .............................
At expanding establishments ....
At opening establishments ........
Gross job losses............................
At contracting establishments ...
At closing establishments..........
9,349
7,773
1,576
7,799
6,320
1,479
8,085
6,749
1,336
9,088
7,010
2,078
8,702
6,793
1,909
8,447
6,779
1,668
6,786
5,796
990
6,947
5,848
1,099
9,766
8,590
1,176
7,468
5,455
2,013
4.9
4.1
0.8
4.1
3.3
0.8
4.2
3.5
0.7
4.8
3.7
1.1
4.6
3.6
1.0
4.5
3.6
0.9
3.5
3.0
0.5
3.7
3.1
0.6
5.1
4.5
0.6
3.9
2.8
1.1
Net employment change (2) ...........
1,550
-1,003
255
-161
2,298
0.8
-0.6
0.1
-0.2
1.2
Professional and business
services
Gross job gains .............................
At expanding establishments ....
At opening establishments ........
Gross job losses............................
At contracting establishments ...
At closing establishments..........
45,177
38,090
7,087
41,137
34,811
6,326
36,856
28,034
8,822
45,323
36,054
9,269
50,567
42,079
8,488
36,820
28,964
7,856
32,171
26,499
5,672
32,766
28,527
4,239
42,133
36,409
5,724
41,132
36,031
5,101
7.3
6.2
1.1
6.6
5.6
1.0
6.0
4.6
1.4
7.4
5.9
1.5
8.2
6.8
1.4
6.0
4.7
1.3
5.1
4.2
0.9
5.2
4.5
0.7
6.6
5.7
0.9
6.4
5.6
0.8
Net employment change (2) ...........
4,040
-8,467
13,747
-595
1,001
0.7
-1.4
2.2
-0.1
0.2
Education and health services
Gross job gains .............................
At expanding establishments ....
At opening establishments ........
Gross job losses............................
At contracting establishments ...
At closing establishments..........
24,402
19,936
4,466
24,698
21,075
3,623
24,290
21,600
2,690
23,004
18,797
4,207
23,799
21,070
2,729
19,085
16,191
2,894
21,704
19,510
2,194
21,944
18,262
3,682
23,300
20,793
2,507
20,975
18,089
2,886
3.9
3.2
0.7
4.0
3.4
0.6
3.9
3.5
0.4
3.7
3.0
0.7
3.8
3.4
0.4
3.1
2.6
0.5
3.4
3.1
0.3
3.5
2.9
0.6
3.7
3.3
0.4
3.4
2.9
0.5
Net employment change (2) ...........
-296
1,286
4,714
-240
2,325
-0.1
0.2
0.7
-0.1
0.3
Leisure and hospitality
Gross job gains .............................
At expanding establishments ....
At opening establishments ........
Gross job losses............................
At contracting establishments ...
At closing establishments..........
38,968
32,663
6,305
32,274
25,263
7,011
30,414
24,116
6,298
37,787
31,167
6,620
34,936
26,514
8,422
33,971
28,051
5,920
34,580
26,987
7,593
32,395
26,435
5,960
38,721
33,403
5,318
34,095
28,587
5,508
9.5
8.0
1.5
7.9
6.2
1.7
7.4
5.9
1.5
9.2
7.6
1.6
8.6
6.5
2.1
8.4
6.9
1.5
8.4
6.6
1.8
7.8
6.4
1.4
9.4
8.1
1.3
8.2
6.9
1.3
Net employment change (2) ...........
6,694
-7,373
965
2,185
4,626
1.6
-1.8
0.2
0.6
1.2
Gross job gains .............................
At expanding establishments ....
At opening establishments ........
Gross job losses............................
At contracting establishments ...
At closing establishments..........
10,009
7,797
2,212
10,386
9,015
1,371
9,324
7,689
1,635
8,533
6,627
1,906
8,350
6,526
1,824
8,273
6,581
1,692
7,618
5,733
1,885
8,008
6,400
1,608
9,588
7,857
1,731
8,641
6,894
1,747
8.2
6.4
1.8
8.5
7.4
1.1
7.6
6.3
1.3
7.0
5.4
1.6
6.8
5.3
1.5
6.8
5.4
1.4
6.3
4.7
1.6
6.6
5.3
1.3
7.9
6.5
1.4
7.1
5.7
1.4
Net employment change (2) ...........
-377
791
77
-390
947
-0.3
0.6
0.0
-0.3
0.8
Other services (3)
Footnotes:
(1) Includes unclassified sector not shown separately.
(2) The net employment change is the difference between total gross job gains and total gross job losses. See the Technical Note for further
information.
(3) Except public administration.
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Table 2. Private sector gross job gains and losses as a percent of total employment by state, seasonally
adjusted
Category
Gross job gains as a percent of employment
(3 months ended)
June
2014
Sept.
2014
Dec.
2014
Mar.
2015
Gross job losses as a percent of employment
(3 months ended)
June
2015
June
2014
Sept.
2014
Dec.
2014
Mar.
2015
June
2015
United States (1).................................
6.5
6.3
6.6
5.9
6.4
5.8
5.8
5.7
5.7
5.7
Alabama ........................................
Alaska............................................
Arizona ..........................................
Arkansas .......................................
California .......................................
Colorado........................................
Connecticut ...................................
Delaware .......................................
District of Columbia .......................
Florida ...........................................
Georgia..........................................
Hawaii............................................
Idaho .............................................
Illinois ............................................
Indiana...........................................
Iowa ...............................................
Kansas ..........................................
Kentucky........................................
Louisiana .......................................
Maine.............................................
Maryland........................................
Massachusetts ..............................
Michigan ........................................
Minnesota......................................
Mississippi .....................................
Missouri .........................................
Montana ........................................
Nebraska .......................................
Nevada ..........................................
New Hampshire.............................
New Jersey....................................
New Mexico...................................
New York .......................................
North Carolina ...............................
North Dakota .................................
Ohio ...............................................
Oklahoma ......................................
Oregon ..........................................
Pennsylvania .................................
Rhode Island .................................
South Carolina...............................
South Dakota.................................
Tennessee .....................................
Texas .............................................
Utah ...............................................
Vermont .........................................
Virginia...........................................
Washington....................................
West Virginia .................................
Wisconsin ......................................
Wyoming .......................................
Puerto Rico....................................
5.9
10.8
6.0
5.6
7.0
7.2
5.7
6.6
6.3
7.2
6.9
5.0
7.7
6.2
5.9
6.1
6.1
6.2
6.6
7.8
6.6
6.3
6.4
6.5
6.2
6.0
8.2
6.1
6.7
6.9
7.0
6.8
6.7
6.4
7.6
6.1
6.3
6.9
5.6
6.5
6.4
6.4
5.7
6.0
7.1
7.3
6.2
7.4
6.6
5.8
8.7
5.5
5.9
9.5
6.4
6.0
7.1
7.3
5.2
6.3
5.7
7.3
6.8
5.3
7.5
5.7
5.4
5.8
5.7
6.2
6.8
6.7
6.5
5.7
5.4
5.6
6.2
5.7
8.1
6.0
6.6
5.9
6.3
6.6
6.4
6.2
8.2
5.5
6.2
7.0
5.2
5.9
6.0
6.2
5.7
6.1
7.1
6.9
5.6
7.1
6.2
5.5
8.3
5.6
6.0
10.6
7.0
6.6
7.4
7.0
5.4
7.0
5.5
7.1
6.9
5.2
8.0
6.2
6.3
6.1
6.2
6.6
6.8
7.2
6.7
6.0
6.2
5.8
6.9
6.3
8.5
6.2
6.6
6.9
6.9
7.2
6.6
6.5
8.7
6.1
6.7
7.1
5.6
6.4
6.8
6.3
6.2
6.4
7.2
7.5
5.8
6.9
6.6
5.8
9.3
6.4
5.6
10.4
6.0
5.4
6.8
6.9
4.8
5.7
5.5
6.3
6.2
4.9
9.1
5.8
5.3
5.9
5.7
5.5
6.1
6.5
5.9
5.1
5.2
5.6
5.5
5.6
9.1
6.1
6.3
5.7
5.8
6.4
5.9
5.9
7.1
5.4
5.7
6.9
4.9
5.3
5.7
6.3
5.2
5.8
7.3
6.8
6.0
6.7
6.0
5.4
8.9
5.3
5.9
10.6
5.9
5.9
6.8
7.0
5.8
7.6
6.2
6.9
6.7
4.9
7.5
6.2
5.7
6.1
6.0
6.4
6.3
8.0
7.0
6.3
6.1
6.1
6.3
6.0
8.0
5.9
6.2
6.8
7.1
6.7
6.7
6.4
6.7
6.0
6.0
6.9
5.6
6.6
6.5
6.3
5.9
6.0
6.9
7.3
6.4
7.2
6.3
5.7
7.8
5.8
5.5
11.0
6.0
5.4
6.5
6.1
4.9
5.2
5.6
6.2
6.0
5.0
7.9
5.5
5.0
5.7
5.6
5.6
6.5
6.5
5.8
5.3
5.4
5.1
6.6
5.3
7.7
5.9
5.7
6.1
5.9
6.2
5.8
5.6
7.0
5.2
6.0
6.4
4.8
5.5
5.8
6.0
5.1
4.9
6.7
6.9
5.7
6.4
6.4
5.0
8.3
6.3
5.5
10.4
5.5
5.5
6.2
6.1
5.3
6.2
5.4
6.1
5.9
4.5
7.3
5.8
5.3
5.8
5.8
5.5
5.9
7.0
6.3
5.5
5.7
5.7
6.0
5.7
8.1
5.7
5.7
6.3
6.4
6.1
6.0
5.7
6.9
5.5
5.6
6.2
5.1
5.8
5.8
5.9
5.0
5.1
6.0
7.3
5.8
6.2
6.5
5.6
8.5
6.0
5.2
10.4
5.3
5.1
6.4
6.1
5.2
5.4
5.3
6.0
5.5
4.4
7.0
5.5
5.0
5.6
5.4
5.3
5.8
7.2
6.2
5.2
5.2
5.4
5.4
5.1
8.0
5.6
5.3
6.0
6.2
6.1
5.8
5.4
6.7
5.1
5.5
6.3
4.9
5.6
5.0
5.8
4.8
5.0
5.8
6.7
5.5
6.1
6.0
5.2
8.0
4.9
5.4
9.2
5.7
5.7
6.2
6.1
5.1
7.3
5.4
5.6
5.6
4.8
7.0
5.7
5.3
5.4
5.8
6.0
6.7
7.0
6.2
5.4
5.1
5.2
6.4
5.4
7.2
5.6
5.3
5.7
6.0
6.5
5.9
5.7
8.7
5.6
6.1
5.7
5.2
5.8
5.5
5.7
5.2
5.7
5.9
6.8
5.6
5.6
6.7
5.1
8.9
6.4
5.3
10.8
5.7
5.3
6.5
6.4
4.8
5.6
5.4
5.9
5.7
5.0
7.1
5.2
5.1
5.9
5.8
5.5
6.8
6.4
5.9
5.0
5.2
5.2
5.9
5.2
8.4
5.7
5.7
5.9
5.9
6.8
5.8
5.4
11.3
5.3
6.5
6.1
4.9
5.8
5.6
5.9
4.8
5.5
6.1
7.0
5.4
5.8
6.6
5.2
10.9
6.8
Note: See footnotes at end of table.
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Table 2. Private sector gross job gains and losses as a percent of total employment by state, seasonally
adjusted - Continued
Category
Virgin Islands .................................
Gross job gains as a percent of employment
(3 months ended)
June
2014
6.2
Sept.
2014
6.6
Dec.
2014
Mar.
2015
6.2
June
2015
5.5
Footnotes:
(1) Totals for the United States do not include data for Puerto Rico or the Virgin Islands.
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Gross job losses as a percent of employment
(3 months ended)
6.3
June
2014
6.3
Sept.
2014
5.6
Dec.
2014
5.6
Mar.
2015
5.9
June
2015
6.7